As Virginia votes on Dems’ redistricting plan, Trump warns of ‘disaster’ for GOP Trump’s comments came nearly a year after he ignited a national redistricting arms race by claiming Republicans were “entitled” to five more congressional seats in Texas.

As Virginia votes on Dems’ redistricting plan, Trump warns of ‘disaster’ for GOP

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Trump: Republicans are "entitled" to 5 more congressional seats in Texas
Trump: Democrats' plan to pick up 4 more seats in Virginia is "unjust"

I can't think of a better day than today for journalists to ask Virginia Republican lawmakers if they oppose last year's Texas redistricting

Again: young people might not realize that this kind of repugnant racism was unacceptable to express publicly, *not that long ago*.

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Ready for Virginia election day tomorrow 🫡

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Ron DeSantis when the ruling wasn't Callais

Do you have any advice for others about how to get your cat to pose adorably in a hoodie?

What to do when law enforcement demands ballots? Election officials are in the dark "This is a wake-up call, I think, for election officials and judges to make sure that they’re very well educated about the protections we have in law."

It's time to ask your state and local election officials if they are prepared for this:

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What to do when law enforcement demands ballots? Election officials are in the dark "This is a wake-up call, I think, for election officials and judges to make sure that they’re very well educated about the protections we have in law."

I promise it's worth reading this whole story. When a CA sheriff recently seized 650k ballots, it raised an alarming question about what was previously a nightmare scenario: What do election officials do if law enforcement orders them to hand over ballots?

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WATCH: How pro-democracy activists fought off GOP gerrymandering in Utah “As long as there are threats against democratic processes we believe in, we’ll still be around in fighting for those things,” one organizer said.

Pro-democracy group @bbforut.bsky.social is making one thing clear:
“Don’t underestimate the power of grassroots work.”

@jenrice.bsky.social spoke with them to discuss how they built their grassroots effort to fight a GOP bid to legalize partisan gerrymandering.

📺Watch:

Search warrants show California ballot seizure echoed Fulton County election raid The newly unsealed warrants also raise questions about why law enforcement officers were able to seize ballots unchecked by either the courts or the officials responsible for protecting them.

🔍 NEW: Unsealed warrants show a California sheriff seized 650,000 ballots based on unproven fraud claims from right-wing activists — mirroring the playbook used in the FBI's Fulton County election raid.

Protest right now outside the White House

"no war with iran"

"we are a disgrace"

Now: an anti-war protest is gathering outside the White House chanting "Stop the bombs, it's not too late"

It’s crazy that the vice president openly intervening in a foreign election for the candidate backed by Russia ranks a distant second in insane things happening today.

As White House threatens midterms, states are working to Trump-proof the vote From defending against the administration’s threats to send law enforcement agents to the polls to shoring up voting rights, these states are passing legislation to help ensure that voters — not Trump...

If anyone's looking for a little crumb of hope today: as the Trump administration escalates threats to interfere in this year’s midterms, at least 11 states led by Democrats are working to harden their elections against White House meddling

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Americans: you do have streets, yes? Streets that you could fill in protest today?

General strike

Trump’s Odds of Being Removed by 25th Amendment Hit New Record High

I really cannot stress enough that Kalshi odds are not news. This is so sad and embarrassing for @newsweek.com

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‘Gossip and Sleaze’: Dallas Express Smears State Rep’s Son Under Fake Byline The right-wing news outlet published anonymously sourced allegations about a Houston minor by a supposed author whose name is likely an Ayn Rand reference.

This is excellent much-needed reporting from @stevanzetti.bsky.social holding the Dallas Express accountable for publishing a wildly unethical piece with a fake byline and unnamed “law enforcement officials” sources targeting the child of a Democratic lawmaker

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Hurtling through space and want to vote? Not a problem for these NASA astronauts NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, Nick Hague and Don Pettit are casting ballots from their temporary home some 250 miles above the Earth.

relevant!!! "The ballot remains encrypted as it travels from the space station to a satellite to the satellite's ground terminal in New Mexico to the Johnson Space Center and finally to the county clerk, according to NASA."

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I know I say it a lot, but On the Media continues to be one of the most essential pieces of media I consume each week, especially when it comes to understanding the motivations of this regime. Everyone should listen to this one.

I have worked for SAFE for three years and can’t find an audience here. This is a critical moment for Austin, so I’d appreciate it if you would share this information.

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Kalshi subway ad

Kalshi advertising itself as a "federally regulated U.S. exchange" is actually very funny because the CFTC is run by five commissioners & four of those seats are quite literally vacant

The big redistricting ruling we were waiting on. This is very bleak news for Missouri.

I'm working on a story about how the SAVE America Act could make life hard for remote voters in Alaska, and I'd love to talk to some for the story. So if that's you, please reach out (my email is my last name @democracydocket.com; my signal is in my bsky bio)!

California voters sue demanding GOP sheriff return 650,000 seized ballots Riverside County voters are accusing Bianco of violating state law by improperly seizing their ballots and asking a court to “immediately order the protection of these election materials.”

NEW: Voters filed a lawsuit with the California Supreme Court demanding a GOP sheriff running for governor return over 650k ballots cast in last year’s redistricting referendum.

They argue the sheriff violated state election laws that require the ballots to remain in custody of election officials.

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